Judgment

23/07/2025

1. By way of filing the instant Criminal Revision Petition under Section 397 /401 of Cr.P.C., challenge has been made to the judgment dated 03.04.2006 passed by the learned Sessions Judge, Sirohi in Criminal Appeal No.10/2004, whereby the learned appellate court dismissed the judgment dated 24.02.1998 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sirohi in Regular Criminal Case No.131/1995 and convicted the petitioner for the offence under Section 7 /16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act and sentencing him to undergo six months’ simple imprisonment alongwith a fine of Rs.1,000/- and in default of payment of fine, further to undergo one month’s simple imprisonment.

2. Bereft of elaborate details, facts relevant and essential for disposal of the instant criminal revision are that on 26.11.1994 the Food Inspector Laxmichand Jain went to Kambeshwar Kirana Store. He inspected the store and got suspicious about red chili powder kept at the store. Upon suspicion, the food inspector collected 600 gms. red chili powder from the petitioner for testing on payment of Rs.19/- to the petitioner. Thereafter, at the same time, a notice on form No.6 was given to the pet